Red Mountain
Red Mountain rises to 499 m in Connecticut. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the south, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 29 miles off.
The story
mountain in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America (GNIS ID = 210140)
Wikidata Q31808505, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 499 m
How to reach it
- 29.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Mountain Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Boyum Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Evans Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Robinson Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Town Open Space (Flora Road): 1.7 mi
- Bartholomew Hill: 0.7 mi
- Quarry Hill: 1.5 mi
- Overlook: 1.7 mi
- Mohawk Mountain: 1.8 mi
- The Pinnacle: 2.0 mi
- Goshen Historic District: 3.6 mi
- Ivy Mountain State Park: 3.8 mi
- Housatonic Meadows State Park: 4.5 mi
- Dean's Ravine: 5.8 mi
- Town Green: 7.7 mi
- Marshepaug Falls: 2.4 mi
- Pine Swamp Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
- Hatch Brook Falls: 5.0 mi
- Cascade: 5.5 mi
- Dean's Ravine Falls: 5.7 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 2.0 mi
- Goshen Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Litchfield Historical Society - Noyes Memorial Building: 8.7 mi
- Torrington Historical Society: 9.3 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 6.2 mi
- Lime Kiln: 10.9 mi
- Alain C. White and May W. White: 11.1 mi
- World War I Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Folly: 11.2 mi
- Gagarin Grove: 7.7 mi
- Peter's Forge: 9.1 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 9.2 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 9.5 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 10.4 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 9.7 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 12.3 mi
- Grand Staircase: 13.2 mi
- Pine Ledge: 13.6 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 16.8 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 10.0 mi
- Judea Garden: 11.6 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 21.8 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 23.5 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 23.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.6 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 11.6 mi
- Holland Beach: 11.7 mi
- Waterfront: 19.6 mi
- Boating Side: 19.6 mi
- Jean Widmark: 19.2 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 23.5 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 23.9 mi
- Ben Franklin: 23.9 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 24.0 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 12.0 mi
- Hermit spring: 12.5 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 15.8 mi
- Big Spring: 16.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 19.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 19.6 mi
- Dudley Town: 4.2 mi
- Questing: 19.1 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk Mountain | S 189° | 513 m | 1.8 mi |
| Ivy Mountain | ENE 64° | 504 m | 3.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 202° | 502 m | 2.0 mi |
| The Matterhorn | NNE 15° | 498 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sedgwick Mountain | NNE 22° | 495 m | 2.0 mi |
| Brass Mountain | ENE 72° | 491 m | 3.0 mi |
| Bartholomew Hill | E 82° | 484 m | 0.7 mi |
| Howe Mountain | N 354° | 473 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359268047
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